Chapter 3- Confrontations

Darien and Renee waited in the lobby of the hospital. Renee gazed at her locket. Inside was a picture of Pegasus and Helios. She smiled at the picture. He was so silly, putting 2 pictures of him self even if both looked so different. She closed the locket and looked at Darien. Something was definitely wrong. She had to beg him to get him to stay in the first place but why didn't he want to stay. 'Doesn't he love mommy?' Renee thought. She looked at her hands to make sure she wasn't fading or anything and everything looked fine. "Darien please sit down. You are a total wreck!" Renee surprised herself and him at the way she was acing. Darien looked at her a bit wide eyed but didn't say anything and took a seat next to her. He but his head in his hands. "Darien tell me what's wrong."

"Renee you are to young to understand." Darien said not looking her in the eye.

"Darien I have been through a lot. Maybe not as much as you but I'm not a child anymore. I'm 13 Darien and not any normal 13 year old. I really don't think 13 year olds had to fight people from the negaverse."

"Renee…" Darien was just about to explain when he heard someone at the desk yelling at the nurse.

"Where is Serena Tuskino! I really don't care if I'm not allowed to see her I'm going to see her anyway!" It was Amara.

"Amara…" Michel was behind her and tapped her shoulder pointing towards Darien. Michel had a look of horror on her face and her eyes were full of sadness. Amara looked at Darien and Darien's heart fell. Her eyes were full of hate and worry. Amara knew.

"You! You fool! How the hell could you do this to her! This is all your fault! I always knew she was to good for you!" Amara began to walk to Darien in a dangerous speed. Even Michel couldn't hold her back. Renee stepped in between the 2 as Amara approached Darien. "Renee move!"

"No! What is wrong with you?" Renee could see all of the hurt and worry and hate in her eyes to but she couldn't understand why.

"This is what's wrong!" She threw a note at Darien. Darien unfolded it and read it's contents. His eyes began tear up and he sat back down. Renee took the not from him and read it.

My dearest Darien,

The past 4 or 5 years of my life have been the best. Why? Because you were in them. We had so many good times. Even if we had so many close calls with death. I would have died gladly because I knew you would always come for me. I would always have you even after death. Now, for some unknown reason, things have changed. Maybe you were only meant to protect me like you said but I fell in love with you. I thought we had a future together but I guess I was wrong. I know you said my future was meant to be with someone else but I don't want it to be with someone else. I want it to be with you. With out you I forget how to live and there is reason for me to still be here. If trouble should arise while I'm gone you and all the other scouts can handle it. The future is fine without me. I will always watch over you all.

Love always,

Your moon princess

Serena

P.S. Renee, I love you honey. I guess you were only part of the illusion too but I still love you like a daughter.

Renee folded the letter and set it on the chair next to Darien. She dropped to her knees in front of Darien and could see the tears falling from his eyes. She had never seen him cry like this. "Daddy?"

Darien lifted his head a bit at the sound of her voice. He saw the tears begin to run down her face. "Renee…I'm not your daddy…"

Renee grabbed his hand. "You are my daddy. I know you are. You have to be!" She began to cry harder. Darien took her into his arms and she cried onto his shoulder.

"Oh, Renee I wish I was."

Michel had an arm rapped around Amara's waist and Amara had an arm around Michel's shoulders. "Darien… I don't understand. Didn't you go to the future? Didn't you see your self as her father?"

Darien placed Renee in his lap and sat up to talk to Michel. "That's what we thought we had seen. It was an illusion. It was all to keep me from doubting my love for Serena. I'm not Renee's father. All that we were told was to make me want to protect her with everything I had…including my life. There was only one flaw and that is I fell in love with her when I wasn't supposed to."

A doctor walked out of Serena's room. "What was all the yelling out here?"

"I'm sorry doctor. Um…how is she?" Amara asked.

"She has lost a lot of blood. It was a good thing you found her when you had. I'm surprised she wasn't dead when you found her but she seems to be the strongest girl I have ever seen. It's like some supernatural force is looking over her. Anyways, she is alive but she is a comma. We aren't sure when she will wake… or if she will wake. Um… I should have asked earlier but who are you to her?"

"We are good friends of hers." Michel said taking care of her and Amara.

Renee looked at Darien. Darien looked up at the doctor. "This is her cousin and I'm her… her friend."